Wilfred Surname

17,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Wilfred Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilfred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania15,8311:3,344462
Nigeria8,3391:21,2431,919
Chad2,7921:4,868752
Kenya8721:52,9595,318
Malawi6801:25,1753,828
Papua New Guinea5901:13,8201,308
Malaysia5611:52,5744,089
Nicaragua4021:14,978862
India3871:1,982,08168,195
Vanuatu3151:836191
Cameroon3091:67,2148,484
Saint Lucia2681:667114
Liberia741:59,5755,232
Panama661:59,2772,728
Botswana661:33,1356,513
Guyana561:13,6111,890
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada381:969,62173,252
Trinidad and Tobago371:36,8643,590
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Solomon Islands311:18,7113,619
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Zimbabwe301:514,60841,883
Suriname261:21,2544,689
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Wales131:238,04114,239
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Norway61:857,04855,549
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Wilfred (228,464) may also be a first name.

Wilfred Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Wilfred Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Wilfred (Arabic: ويلفرد, Hindi: विलफ्रेड, Oriya: ୱିଲେଫଡ୍) is held by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilfred? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,316th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 227,643 people. The surname Wilfred occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Wilfred are found; 52 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 4,592nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 228,464 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is carried by 15,831 people, or 1 in 3,344. In Tanzania it is most numerous in: Arusha Region, where 16 percent reside, Singida Region, where 9 percent reside and Dar es Salaam Region, where 9 percent reside. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent reside and Chad, where 9 percent reside.

Wilfred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wilfred has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wilfred last name grew 130 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,900 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wilfred Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wilfred last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

The amount Wilfred earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 24.63% less than the national average, earning 260,836 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.78% less than the national average, earning R 207,264 per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning $52,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Wilfred Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wilfred in the Hindi language
विलफ्रेडvilaphreda60
विल्फ्रेडvilphreda40
Wilfred in the Oriya language
ୱିଲେଫଡ୍wilephad25
ୱିଲେଫଡwilephada25
େରେଡନeredana25
ଉଇଲେଫଡu'ilephada25
Wilfred in the Arabic language
ويلفردwylfrd-
ولفريدwlfryd-

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Footnotes

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